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Con
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Aut omatic transmission Extendi
ngthe shift rang e/ ups hifting
St eerin gwhee lgearshift buttons
6 Press button 2 on the right-hand side
of the stee ring wh eel.
The shift range (
=page 266) is exte nd-
ed .If yo uar e driving inman ual drive
pr og ram M, th eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on shi fts up to th enextg ear.
i Ifth ema ximum engine speed forthe shift
range is reac hed and you continue toacce lerat e,
th ea utom atic tran sm ission shifts up ,even ifthe
sh ift range is restric ted. Th e eng inec ould over-
re v.
St eerin gwhee lgearshift paddles
6 Pull on right- hand paddle 2.
The shift range (
=page 266) is exte nd-
ed .If yo uar e driving inman ual drive
pr og ram M, th eau tom atic tran sm is-
si on shi fts up to th enextg ear.
If yo uhav esele cted the AM Gme nuin
the on-board compu ter(
= page 287),
the upshi ftins truct ion"up" issh own in
the instr ument cluster. !
Inthe manual gearshift progra m, the auto-
ma tic transm ission does notshift up on its own
even atthema xim um permissibl espeed for the
res pective ge ar. Whenthe engin espeed lim itis
reach ed,the fuel supply is int errupted toavoid
overrevv ingthe engine. Make abs olut elyce rtain
th at the engine speed does not clim bto the red
are ainth ere v co unter.Ifth is oc curs, the engine
could be damaged.
Re stricting thes hift ra nge/ downshifting
i
If you press left button 2when the engine
sp ee disto ohigh ,th eau toma tic tr ansm ission
will notshift down. The engine could ov errev.
i Whentheau toma tic tran sm ission isin pos i-
ti on P,Nor Ryo uc annot change gear using the
steering wheel gears hift but tons. Steeri
ngwheel gearshiftbu ttons
6 Pressbutton 1onthe le ft-h an d side of
the steerin gwheel.
The shiftra ng e (
=page 266) is restr ict-
ed . If yo uare dri vinginman ual dr ive
program M, the autom atic tra nsmi s-
si on shifts down tothe next ge ar.
Steerin gwheel gearshift paddl es
6 Pullon le ft-h an dpaddle 1.
The shiftr an ge (= page 266) isrestric ted.
If you are dri ving in manualdrive program
M , th eautom atic tra nsmi ssionsh ifts down
to the next ge ar.
i If manual drive pr ogram Mhasbeen select-
ed and you stop the engine, theau tomatic trans-
mission will swi tch toan automatic drive
program. If automatic dr ive program Sor Chas
bee nse lect ed , th eau toma tic tr ansm ission will
re ma in in there spec tive drive pro gram even if
th e engine is res tarted. G
Risk of accid ent Do
notch an ge dow nfor addition alengi ne
br ak ingon aslip pe ryroad surface .Th is could
ca use thed rive wheels to lo setheir grip and
th eveh icle cou ldskid. 216_R
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Aut omatic transmission
Drive program Cha st he following charac-
te rist ics:
! Comfo rtab leengi neand suspensi on
tuning.
! Theve hicle pulls away mo regently in
fo rward and reverse gears, ex cept
whe ndrivi ng atfullthrottle.
! Fuelme teri ngflexibility isincr ease d.
Th ispr ovides th eve hicl ewith improved
dr ivin gsta bility on slippery road surf ac-
es ,fo rex ample.
! Theau tom atic tr ansmission shifts up
so one r.Th is mean sthat the vehicle
dr ives at lowe r en gine speeds an d the
wh eels are less likely to spi n.
Drive program Sha s the following charac-
te rist ics:
! Sporty engi neand suspe nsiont uning.
! Theve hicle pulls away in first gear.
! Theau tom atic tr ansmission shifts up
la te r. Manu
aldrive prog ram
! Warm upthee ngine quickly. Do not make
use of the engine’ sfull outpu tuntil its normal op-
erating temp erature has been reac hed.
On lysh ift th eau toma tic tr ansm ission toRwhen
th e ve hicle is statio nary.
Wh ere possi ble, avoid allowin ga drive wheelto
spin when pulling away ona slipp ery sur face.
You can cha ngege ars yourse lfwith the
st eering whe elge arshi ftbuttons or the
st eering wh eel ge arsh ift paddles* the
man ualdrive prog ramM. Th eengine,
tr an sm issi onand suspen sion tuning is
then dynami c,as for drive program S.
Wh en the autom atic tr ansmission isin po-
si tion D,yo uca nsh ift up ordown thro ugh
th egear susing the stee ring wh eelgear-
shift bu ttons or thestee ring wh eelgea r-
shift padd les* (
=page 264). The gear
cu rrently selec ted and engaged is sh ownin
the multi-func tion display.
Ac tivating
6 Press program sele ctor button 1re-
pe atedly until th eletter Mfor manual
dr ive pr ogram M appea rsin the multi-
fu nc tio ndisplay. Upshifting
6 Pressthe button on the ri ght-hand side
of thest ee ring wh eel.
or
6 Pullon the right-hand paddle*.
Th eau tom atic tr ansm issi onshif tsup to
the ne xtgear.
Downshi fting
6 Pressthe butt onon the le ft-h an d side
of thest ee ring wh eel.
or
6 Pullon the le ft-h an d paddle*.
Th eau tom atic tran sm ission shi fts
down to the ne xtgear.
i Ifyo u brake thevehicle or come toaha lt
wi tho utshifti ng dow n,theau toma tic tran sm is-
sion shift sdown tothe gear that will allow the
ve hicle toaccelerat eor pull away again. G
Risk of accid ent Do
notch an ge dow nfor addition alengi ne
br akin gon a slip pe ry ro ad surface .Th iscould
ca use the drive wheels to lo setheir grip and
th ev ehic le co uld ski d. 216_
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Instrum entclust er
Th eco olan t tem peratu regauge is inthe in-
strum entcl us ter on the le ft-h an d side.
Th eco olan t te mperatur emay riseto
12 0° C und ernormal operati ngconditions
an difth eco nc entr ation of antifr ee ze /
co rros ion inh ibitor is correct.
Th ered band inthe re vco unt erind icat es
the engi ne’s ove rrev ving rang e.Th e speed
is restr icte dto prote cttheengine when
the red band is rea ched.
! Donot dri veintheov errev ving range. Doing
so will dam ageth e engine. Th
eou tside temper ature disp lay is lo cated
in the lower left-h an dco rner of the instru-
me ntclus ter. There isashort del aybefore
a ch an ge inthe outsid etem per atur e is dis-
played.
Th e fuel gaug eisinth einst ru me ntclus ter
on th eleft-h an d side. Theye llow res erve
fu el segment displ aylights upif th efuel
level drops into the reserve range. Coolant temperat
ure ga uge Rev counter Outside tem
perature dis play G
Risk of accident When
thetem perature display ed isjust
ab ovefreezin gpo int, the roa dsu rface may
be icy, espe cially in wooded areas or on
br idge s.The vehicle cou ldskid if you fail
to ad apty ourd rivi ng styl e. You should
therefo realwa ysada ptyou r driving style
and spe edto suit the weather condi tions. Fuel ga
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On-board computer
.
i You will find a menu over view on
( = page 275).
In the "Trip" me nu, youcan show an add i-
tiona ldisplay for the speedometer and call
up or reset st atistica lda ta for your ve hicle. Standard display
Yo
u ca nsee thetri pme ter and the tot al
di sta ncere co rder in the st andard disp lay.
1 Total dista ncerec order
2 Trip meter Co
nsum ption st atistics afte rstart
i You will find a menu over view on
( = page 275).
6 Press (or& to select the "Trip"
menu. 6
Press %or$ tosele ct"After
start" .
1 Distanc edriven sinc estart
2 Time elapsed sinc e sta rt(swi tchi ng on
the ignition)
3 Averag esp eed si ncestart
4 Ave rage fu elcons umption sinc estart
i Allva lues relat ingto th ela st eng inestar tare
re se tif yo u leave the veh icleparked for lo nger
th an four ho urs(k ey in position 0in the ignition
loc kor remov ed).
i Thevalue swill not bereset if you turn the
ig niti onkey ba ck to position 1or 2during this
ti me.
The consum ption statistic ssinc e start
are automat ically reset aft er999 hours or
9,999 kilometres. Con
sump tion stat istic ssin cethe last re
set
i Youw ill find a menu over view on
(= page 275 ).
6 Press (or& tosele ct the "Trip"
menu.
6 Press %or$ toselect "After re-
set" .
1 Dista ncedri ven sinc elast reset
2 Time elap sed si ncelastreset (w itht he
ig ni tio nsw itchedo n)
3 Average speed si ncelast reset
4 Ave rage fuel cons umptionsince lastre-
set Trip
menu
P54.32-3362-31 P5
4.32-3366-31 P54.32
-3368-31 216_R
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Driving sys tems Vehicle
level
Yo ur vehicle autom atical ly ad justs its
he igh tto reduc efuelco nsumpt ion an d im-
pr ove road safety.
Accord ing to thevehicl eheig htset, the
ve hicle auto matically adjusts its height de-
pe ndi ng on th ecurrent spee d. As the
sp eed incr eas es,the vehicle lo wersby up
to 10 mm. Asthe sp eedd ecreas es ,it rises
to the set he ight. !
When you switch offthe engine, theve hicle
low ers by approximately 5mm. Wh enparking,
ma ke sure that you stop your vehic lein a posi-
ti on where it willno trest on any thing, e.g. the
ke rb, when it islow ered .There isothe rwise a risk
of damage tothev ehicle.
Se ttin g th evehi cle le velm anua lly
Se lect the "Norm al"settingf ornorm al
ro ad cond itions and "Raise d" when using
sn ow chains or invery poor surface cond i-
tion s.
1To se t the vehicle level
2 Indicat orlamp
Settin gthe raised level
6 Startthe engine.
If in dica torlamp 2isno tlit:
6 Pressbutton 1.
Indicat orlamp 2comes on. The vehi-
cle isad justed to th era ised leve l.
Settin gthe norm allev el
6 Startthe engine.
If in dica torlamp 2is lit:
6 Pressbutton 1.
Indicat orlamp 2goes out.The vehicle
is ad justed to the norm allevel. G
Risk of accide nt If
yo u wish to leave the vehicle or park it ,
de activa te HOLD an dse cu re the ve hicle
agains t rollinga way. Ac
tive Bo dyContro l* G
Risk of inju ry When you
switch offth eengi ne,th eve hicle
lo wer s.Th erefor e, ma kesure th atnob odyis
in the vicini tyof the wh eelhousingor under
th ev ehicle when you stoptheengine .
Somebod ycou ldotherw ise become
trap ped. G
Risk ofinju ry Make su
re thatnobod yis in the vicin ity of
th ew heelhous ingo rund erthe vehic lewhile
loweri ngthe vehi cle. There is otherw isea
risk ofinjury. P32.22-2422-31216_R
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Auxiliary heating /ventila tion*
The auxiliar yheating heatsor ventilat es
the vehicle inter ior until the te mperature
yo u have setus ing th ete mp eratu recontrol
is reac hed.
i Youca nnot useth e au xiliary ventila tion to
co oltheve hicle inte rior toa lo wertemp erature
th an theo utside temp erature.
Yo uc an use COMA ND an dth ere mo tecon-
trol to set up to three switch-o ntime s,one
of wh ichmay be selected at anyone time
( = page 214).
You can switch theauxiliary heat ingo nand
of fs traight away using the button on the
centr econsol e (=
page 341) or the remo te
contr ol (
=page 342). If yo
uha ve switched ontheau xiliar y heat-
in g usin gthe re motecontr olor the button
on thece ntre consol e, it willsw itch off
au tom atically after 50 minutes .Yo u can
ha ve thistimech an ged. Todo this, vis it
aq ualified specialistwor ksho p,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zSe rvice Ce ntre.
i Thetank mu st be at least full tothe reserve
fuel lev elto ensure thatth ea uxiliary heating
fu nc tions.
i The auxiliary heating orventilat iona utoma t-
ically adj usts to ch anges in thetemp erature and
th eweat herco ndit ions . For this reason, the au x-
iliary heating could sw itch over from ventilation
mode toheating mode or from heating modeto
ve ntilat ion mode.
6 Itis prefer able to set the airc ondition-
in g to autom atic mo de (=
page 338).
i The auxiliary heating or ventilat ioncan also
be switchedon manuall y. Ho wever , optimum
co mf ort cano nly beobt ained when the au tomat-
ic air conditioning isin au tomatic mode. 6
Set the inte rior temperatu reto the de-
si red val ue (
=pa ge 338).
Th eau xiliary heatingo rventila tion
au tom atically adjus tsto the set tem-
peratur e.
i It is best tosetth etemp erature to22 °C.
1 Toswitch theau xiliary heatingon or off Auxiliar
yhe ati ng /ventilation* G
Risk offire and poi soning Ex
haus tfume sar ep rodu cedwh en the aux-
ilia ry heating is in operatio n.Yo ush ou ld
therefor eswitch offth eau xiliary heating in
con fine dspac eswith out an extract ion sys-
te m, e.g. agarage.
Au xiliary heating operation isproh ibited at
fi lling stati onsor wh en your vehicle isbe ing
re fuel led. Yo umu sttherefore switch offthe
au xiliary heat ing at filling stations. Be
fore sw itch ing on Button
onthe centre console
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Auxiliary heating /ventila tion*
Sw itch ingon auxi liar yhe atin g/
ventilation
6 Press the ONbutton on the remote
contr ol.
ON appears in thedisplay when/if
th ea uxilia ryheat ing or ve ntila tion is
sw itche don.
i It is not pos sible toswit chon the au xiliary
he ating if themessage FAIL appears
(= pag e468).
Switc hing off auxi liar y he ating/ven tila-
ti on
6 Press the OFFbutton on the rem ote
contr ol.
6 OFF appea rsin the display. Th eau xilia-
ry he ating or ventil ationissw itche doff.
Ch ecking the status ofthe auxilia ry
he ating
6 Press the por obu tton on therem ote
contr ol.
You wi llsee one of the fol lowing dis-
pl ay sinth ere mo tecontr oldispl ay,
de pendi ngon the op erating statu sof
th eauxiliary heating or ve ntilatio n. Display Meaning
Th
e au xiliar yhe atingor
ve ntilat ion is sw itched
off Th
e au xiliar yhe atingor
ve ntilat ion is sw itched
on. A
fault occur red with the
auxiliary hea ting or the
heating is defect ive.
Th ere is insufficie ntfuel
in the fuel tank or insu ffi-
cie ntcharge inthe bat-
tery. Th
ere is interferen cein
th esign altran smissi on
betwe enthe re motecon-
tro lan da uxiliary
heati ng/v entila tion. Th
e au xiliar yvent ilat ion
is sw itched on.
Th en umber in the re-
mo tecontro ld isplay in-
dicates the rema ining
time fo rthe au xiliary ven-
tilation. Th
eau xiliary heating is
sw itche don. Thenu mber
in the rem otec ontrol dis-
play indi cates the re-
ma ining ti mefort he
auxiliar yhea ting. A departu
retim eis se-
le ct ed. The ti meshown
in the disp lay isthe de-
partur e time. A departu
retim eis se-
le ct ed. The auxiliar yv en-
til at ion is cu rre ntly
sele cted. The time
sh own in thedisplay is
the departure ti me. A departu
retim eis se-
le ct ed. The auxiliary
he atingi scu rrently se-
le ct ed. The ti meshown
in the disp lay isthe de-
partur e time. Display Meaning216_R
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Hea ter boost ersystem (vehicl eswith auxiliary heating*)
Th ehe ater booster syste mhelps the en-
gine to re ach its operati ngtem pera ture
mo re qui cklyafter it is st arted, andhe lps
the interior to warm upmo requickly.
Th ehe ater booster syste mswitche sits elf
on if:
! theou tside te mperat ureis belo w8°C
! the coolan t te mperatu reisbelow
70 °C
i Thetank mu stbe filled uptothe reserve fuel
le ve l at least toensure theheater boos tersy s-
tem wo rks. 1
Toswitch th ehe ater bo oster syste mon
or off
2 Indic ator la mp
You can also switch on the heate rbooster
syst emmanual lyto crea te a mor ecomfort-
ab letemper ature, e. g.at outsidet em pera-
ture sab ove9°C.
6 To switc hon or off: makesure th e en-
gine isrunning.
6 Push rocke rswi tch1 brief lyup or
do wn. He
ater booster syst em
(v ehicles with au xiliary heati ng*) G
Risk offire and poi soning Ex
haus tfum esare pro ducedwhen the heat-
er boost ersys temi sin op eration. Sw itch off
the heater booster system theref ore incon-
fi ne dsp aces without an extraction system,
e. g. in garages.
Op eratio n of the heater booster systemis
pr ohib itedat filling stat ions orwhen yourve-
hicle isbe ing refuelled. Youmu sttherefore
sw itch off the engine atfillin gs tati ons. In
dica tor la mp Hea
terboo ster
sy stem On sw
itche don Off sw
itche doff P83.70-4943-31216_R
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